The Companies Act 2013 is a crucial legislation in India governing the incorporation, functioning, and management of companies. Learn about the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act 2013.
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...
Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...
Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the Government to amend the law to allow Company Secretaries in Practice to appear before DRTs and DRATs. It argues...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...
Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...
Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
Company Law : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
Documents/Information Checklist for Company Incorporation in India by Foreign national DOCUMENTS REQUIREMENT: -Photo; -PAN (in case of Indian National) -Passport- Identity Proof; -Voter ID/DL/Aadhar (in case of Indian National) -Bank Statement/Electricity/Gas/Telephone Bill (Not older than 2 months)-Residence Proof *Other Documents: -Form INC-9; -Subscriber Sheet of MOA (For Person Residing outside India); -Subscriber Sheet of AOA […]
Ever since the India’s biggest corporate fraud and governance failure in 2009 at the Satyam Computer Services India Limited, an awareness around ‘corporate governance’ has phenomenally increased leading to enactment of the Companies Act, 2013 on 30th August 2013.
Checklist for DPT 3 so that the same is easily available to get the required details from the Finance Team. Checklist for DPT 3 contains the following detail format- -Net Worth as per the latest audited balance sheet preceding the date of the return as on 31.03.2020 -Particulars of charge as on 31.03.2020 -Particulars of […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has made a further effort to encourage a greater deal of “Ease of doing business”, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has enhanced the timeline regarding the duration of several schemes till the end of the year 2020 in the wake of constant disturbance caused by the coronavirus pandemic in certain parts of the country. […]
The board of directors of a company is primarily an oversight board. It oversees the management of the company to ensure that the interest of non-controlling shareholders is protected. It also functions as an advisory board.[1] This paper is divided into two parts. The first part of the paper talks about the corporate governance provisions […]
The auditors play a very important role in overseeing the company’s financial matters. As per S. 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’) only chartered accountants can be auditors. S. 143 provides that the auditor of a company shall have access to the books of accounts of the company at all times.
HOWARD SMITH LTD. v. AMPOL PETROLEUM LTD. AND OTHERS PRIVY COUNCIL 14 FEBRUARY 1974 [1974] 2 W.L.R. 689 – [1974] A.C. 821 FACTS: There was a dispute between two companies to take over RW Millers. Both Howard Smith and Ampol held shares in this company. Ampol and Bulkships together held 55% in Millers. The directors […]
NCLT must give a reasonable opportunity of making representations and of being heard before passing an order, to the Registrar, the Company and all the persons concerned under Section 252 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Capital reduction is a scheme of corporate restructuring wherein the existing share capital of a company is reduced by lowering the face value of shares, cancelling part of the face value of shares or by cancelling shares entirely.
The time period of the relaxation in Charges is going to expire on 30.09.2020. Therefore, MCA has decided to extend the said Scheme till 31.12.2020. MCA vide General Circular No. 32/ 2020 dated 28th September, 2020 has extended the said Scheme till 31st December, 2020
